serotonemia

English

Etymology

serotonin +‎ -emia

Noun

serotonemia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The presence of serotonin in the blood.
   • 1965, Hans H. Hecht, Comparative Cardiology, page 356:

     We have observed the phenomenon occurring in the jugular vein in an example of tricuspid deformation associated with cardiac involvement in a patient with serotonemia due to carcinoid.

Derived terms

• hyperserotonemia
• hyposerotonemia